TY - BOOK ID - 78343167 TI - Paths to making a difference : leading in government AU - Lawrence, Paul R. AU - Abramson, Mark A. AU - Andersen, Marc. PY - 2011 SN - 1280658037 9786613634962 1442213094 9781442213098 9781280658037 9781442213074 1442213078 PB - Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, DB - UniCat KW - Government executives KW - Political leadership UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:78343167 AB - To understand the challenges of political leadership and how top executives succeed in accomplishing an administration's objectives, business in government experts Paul R. Lawrence and Mark A. Abramson present the findings of a two year's study of top political appointees in the Obama administration. The participants-deputy secretaries and agency heads-provide case studies of how each approaches the management challenges and achieves the mission of their organization. Full of behind-the-scenes insights and practical advice from government political executives on how they fac ER -